Sample Management: Best Practice, Trends and Challenges

January 25-29, 2025

San Diego Convention Center

San Diego, CA, USA

Sample Management: Best Practice, Trends and Challenges

This course will provide current standards and considered best practice in the discipline of sample management. It will focus on the traditional aspects of compound management (including how to maintain and measure quality of compounds). Recognizing the importance of biologics in drug discovery, the course will also cover biological reagents and best practice in biobanking and clinical sample management.

Who Should Attend?

Sample management professionals who wish to share current technology and best practice.
Scientists new to sample management
Academic and independent lab scientists who have started screening
Managers and scientists who are broadening responsibility in biologics

Course Benefits

Learn best practice and approaches in sample management in the areas of both small molecules and biologics.
Assess the shift in pharmaceutical modalities, biologics and cell and gene therapy that are taking more of a precedent in sample management.

Course Topics

Small Molecule, Biological and Clinical Sample Management
Cold-chain Management
Quality Management
Technology
Lean Six Sigma
Cold Chain

Instructors

Susan Crimmin, Ph.D.

Sue Crimmin, Ph.D., is currently running her own consulting firm focusing on drug discovery, sample management, logistics, automation and new technology. She has been an active volunteer with SLAS for many years, including a 3-year term as an SLAS Board Member, and recently retired form her role as VP of Discovery Supply at GlaxoSmithKline. She is a recognized industry expert in sample management, automation and has worked in areas of automation, sample management, HTS and IT. Crimin holds a Ph.D. in microbial biochemistry and is a trained Lean Sigma facilitator.

Katheryn Shea
Azenta Life Sciences

Kathi Shea is the Vice President and General Manager of Sample and Repository Services at Azenta Life Sciences. She is a former President of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) and served on the Advisory Working Group that developed the College of American Pathologists Biorepository Accreditation Program. She has over 30 years of experience leading biorepository programs and advising on the design of biorepositories, quality systems, and optimal methods for collection, preservation and annotation of biospecimen collections.